The heat mat WORKS! Ridiculously well, so well in fact that I’m definitely buying a second one next year. I’ve had the batch 2 of my seedlings going since 3/20 – it’s now 10 days later and everything seems to be growing strong!
Here’s how long everything took to germinate in the new seed starter plugs with the heat mat vs. without a heat mat:
|
Type of Seed |
Days to Germinate |
# of Seeds that Sprouted without Heat Mat |
Days to Germinate |
# of Seeds to Germinate with Heat Mat |
|
Corno di Toro |
14 days |
3 |
7 days |
3/3 |
|
Green Pepper |
18 days |
1/9 |
7 days |
8/9 |
|
Jalapeno Pepper |
19 days |
3/4 |
8 days |
4/4 |
|
Orange Bell |
20 days |
1/4 |
7 days |
4/4 |
|
Pepperoncini |
14 days |
3/12 |
7 days |
9/12 |
|
Red Pepper, |
17 days |
7/9 |
7 days |
9/9 |
|
Tomato, Tess’s |
3 days |
9/12 |
3 days |
11/12 |
Seed Plugs with Heat Mat as of 3/30:
Seed Starter without Heat Mat as of 3/30:
Pepperoncini without Heat Mat as of 3/30:
Pepperoncini with Heat Mat as of 3/30:
You may notice that I also started some other stuff in the seed plugs including eggplant, broccoli, kale, and cabbage. Broccoli and kale don’t really need heat to germinate but it seemed to work for them!
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